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Divemaster Internship, Australia

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From Price: 2,300.00EUR / GBP2,059.00

Become a Scuba Pro on our exciting 10 week programme in one of Australia's top Diving locations. With your Divemaster qualification you can then earn money in Australia and all over the world in the diving industry perfect for making money on your gap year.

Australia Divemaster Internship, Australia Essential Info

Your Australia Divemaster programme gives you the ability to work in any tropical dive location worldwide and it is designed to train you from beginner to professional Divemaster. The perfect gap year qualification for earning money after your course.

With the Australian Divemaster programme you will have the time of your life, gain professional diving qualifications and with the that in your back pocket you will be able to hang out in tropical locations, swim in the largest marine park on the planet or live on luxurious yachts in the Caribbean; these are just some of the possibilities that await you as a qualified Divemaster.

During the Australia Divemaster programme we will take you through your PADI Open Water, PADI Advanced Open Water, PADI Rescue Diver and Emergency first Response and then finally we will put you through your Divemaster internship. If you already have scuba diving qualifications, then we will tailor the training (and costs) to suit.

To become a professional Divemaster you need to complete more than 60 dives over a time frame of 10 weeks. You will be training 5 days a week and will be off on weekends, this gives you a great opportunity to explore the area and dive some more,to learn to surf (Byron bay is a great Surfing location and we will give you a free lesson to get you started!), hang out with the other Divemaster interns on the beautiful beach and meet lots of backpackers!

Accommodation

The accommodation is shared in a self contained divers lodge. This cottage is situated on the training facility. The Australie Divemaster training takes place in a special training facility of 1000m2 of land right in the heart of Byron Bay! This is the best-equipped dive centres in Australia and includes a pool, lecture rooms and briefing areas, a wet gear storage area, equipment service workshop.

Getting There

Transfers to and from Cololangatta or Brisbane international airport.

If you would like assistance with your flights, we can assist with sourcing the best value flight options, just indicate on your booking form.

When To Go

It is always a good time to go with the sea remaining temperate through out the year.

Why Xtreme Gap?

Not only are we experts in gap-year-diving, when you book with us you can take advantage of our exclusive special offers.

When you book this programme we will give you 10% off our Oz experience passes (very handy for ongoing travel after the course), a free Mad Card (very useful all over Australia!) and because once you are a qualified DM you will want to dive the great barrier reef (lets face it your would be mad not too) so we will give you a discount off a Whitsunday live aboard package or Cairns Scuba dive package.

Want to make the package cheaper?

If you have a round the world ticket, you might want to consider splitting your training between Australia and Thailand with Learn to dive in Thailand programmes. Also if you book with a friend we will give you both a group discountso dont forget to email your buddies!

Price and Dates

Australia Dive Master Course: Advanced to Divemaster including equipment 4424
Australia Dive Master Course: Advanced to Divemaster without equipment 3270
Australia Dive Master Course: Divemaster Qualification only 2584
Australia Dive Master Course: Open Water to Divemaster including full equipment 4725
Australia Dive Master Course: Open Water to Divemaster without equipment 3270
Australia Dive Master Course: Open Water to Rescue Diver including equipment 2845
Australia Dive Master Course: Rescue Diver to Divemaster including equipment 3730

Included

Diving Courses as outlined in the itinerary
Registration and membership to PADI
60 + dives
Accommodation
Airport collection
Full Scuba gear
All course materials and exam fees
Surf lesson
Complimentary MAD CARD
10% discount on Oz Experience passes.
Books and materials for all courses
Personalized DVDs of your diving experience
Weekly BBQ
A.D.A merchandise

Excluded

Flights
Visas
Travel insurance
Medical costs (about $60aus)

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Why not add on a great barrier reef livaboard on to this trip? Missing out on the diving in Cairns would be criminal! There is also fantastic diving in the Whitsundays, we can also arrange a livaboard for you there.

Open Water Duration: 5 days
Course Content: Start with basics in the comfort of the swimming pool then move on to the excitement of the ocean with six exciting dives.

Advanced Duration: 5 days
Course Content: Experience the different elements of diving. Deep diving, underwater navigation, drift diving and search and salvage are just a few of the specialties to choose from. Your instructor will help choose the dives that best suit your needs.

1st Aid Duration: 2 days
Course Content: An internationally recognized CPR and 1st aid course that covers a wide range of scenarios including bleeding, spinal injuries, victim assessment and life support. This course is not only applicable to the dive industry but any work place. A prerequisite for the Diver rescue course.

O2 Provider Duration: 1/2 day
Course Content: The effective use of oxygen is one of the most important skills in diving, cardiac and rapidity emergency. The course outlines various aspects of providing oxygen including, respiration, delivery systems and oxygen resuscitation.

Rescue Diver Duration: 5 days
Course Content: Develop new skills in self aid and buddy assist as well as search and retrial techniques. Understand how to recognize and deal with fellow divers suffering from stress. During theory, pool and open Water sessions cover areas such as accident prevention, under and above water rescues and full rescue scenarios.

Divemaster Duration: 10 days
Course Content: Knowledge - Communication, presentation and effective teaching techniques are some of the important skills learnt in this professional qualification. Knowledge of physics, physiology, and decompression theory along with a host of other dive related components will be covered.

Practical - In water training is conducted in confined water (swimming pool) and open ocean (Cape Byron Marine Park), with skill demonstration and assessment, leading dives and specialized assist techniques being taught. Your sill level will become second to none.

Our Divemaster Internship is the real thing, under the guidance of a highly qualified instructor put your new but refined skill to the test. Assist complete beginners in their open water course, teach specialty diver course and conduct scuba review sessions.

Your Qualification allows you to:

Work on dive boats, at resorts and retail stores, take people diving.
Lead dive trips and tours.
Conduct Discover Scuba programmes.
Teach and certify Skindiver programmes.
Teach selected specialty diver programmes.
Assist instructors in the pool and open water.
Teach skills in the pool under instructor supervision.
Enjoy a lifestyle like no other.

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